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Spence says manufacturers have also just been through a year of slow demand, so they have plenty of capacity to make goods without hiring new staff.

Spence says manufacturers have also just been through a year of slow demand, so they have plenty of capacity to make goods without hiring new staff.

That's why Spence says manufacturing employment tends to lag behind manufacturing activity.

That's why Spence says manufacturing employment tends to lag behind manufacturing activity.

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